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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
LYNDON CENTRE.

Prof. Bacon preached at the Free
Baptist church Sunday.
E. M. Campbell, wife and daughter
go to Boston next week for a two
weeks vacation.
Rev. It. P. Frost of st. JOhnsbury
gave lecture at Institute hall Mon
day evening which was deserving of a
larger attendance.
B. o. Cheney is invoicing the stock
of goods sold to Mr.. Hines of Hyde
Park. Mr.. Cheney, wife and daughter
expect to start for California Sept. 20
or Oct. A.
Alvah Brockway of Sutton has
bought the old Universalist church and
will use it as paint shop. He will
take off the steeple and otherwise re-
pair it. The price paid was $l25.
The No. Thetford base ball club was
defeated here last Saturday. Score 81
to 5. Kidder's pitching was too much
for them. Both clubs were invited to
the Union house for supper by Land
lord Shonyo. The Dartmouth club is
expected here Saturday. The Lyn
dOn's have not been defeated this sea-
son.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE.

One of Kinks livery teams was
frightened last Saturday by a bicycle.
The horse broke away and ran up into
Eugene Hallett's fields. When found
it had cleared itself from the carriage
which was found to be badly demon
allied, and the horse received one
quite bad cut.
Will Hill has rented the Horace
Hurlburt house and moved in.
Henry III. Nichols two boys arrived
home from the reform school last week.
The girls that went to the noun
tains last spring to work arrived home
last Saturday night.
Jessie F. Nadeau is moving to Lyn-
donville where he will be nearer his
work.
Miss Fannie Stark is quite sick with
typhoid fever.
Miss Emma Frost and Miss Julia
ShOrey returned from Boston last
Tuesday night.
Prof. D. c. Dickinson is for while
clerking for w. f. Kelley.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
HARDWICK.

d. Warner Aiken has returned to
Louisiana.
Wesley Spencer has bought the Burt
Page house.
The academy has over 50 students
this fall and the primary school 35.
H. G.. Swerdfeger and Inez Chandler
were married last week and are on a
wedding trip to Boston via Portland.
Albert G. Curriers' buildings recent
ly burned were insured in the Liver
pool and London and Globe company
and his loss was promptly settled
through the Blodgett agency at St.
JOhnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15

reporting to his company that a GER
tain bridge was unsafe, was directed
by the superintendent to give the
structure fresh coat of paint. Per-
haps Mr.. Burroughs does not represent
the feelings of the average American
of today, for we are all fond of "style"
and are too apt to be satisfied with We
neering so long as it is a good imita-
ton of solid wood but it is position
that the travelling public will come to
in time
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15

The Massachusetts, prOhibitionists
held their convention at Worcester last
week and nominated w. H. Earle of
Worcester as a candidate for governor
and DR.. John Blackmer of Springfield
as a candidate for the lieutenant gov
ernor. The platform adopted demands
as an act of simple justice that the leg
islature grant municipal suffrage to
women. Some $500 was pledged at
the convention for the campaign.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.

Ezra d. COnant, for many years a
merchant in Boston, died at Somerville
Saturday morning. Mr.. Conant was
born in Irasburg in 1912, and had been
a resident of Somerville IS years.
Hon. James Miller of Bethel, died
suddenly at Saratoga Springs, Septem-
Der 6. He was senator from Windsor
county in the legislature of 1882, and
was highly respected by all who knew
him. He was 81 years of age.
The leading attorney of the Peoria,
Wabash and Western railroad, on
which the ChatswOrth accident occur
red, is a Vermonter, John, son of JOSH
ia Stevens of Hardwick, and brother
of Henry M. Stevens of Montpelier.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Five saw mills at Minneapolis were
burned Saturday evening. Loss half a
million.
Floods in Texas are damaging prop
erty to the amount of many thousand
dollars.
A block of buildings in Montreal
was half destroyed Saturday forenoon,
involving a loss of 100000.
The Canadian Pacific has taken for
NAL possession of the Southeastern rail
road and will operate it as it's South
eastern division.
Horses are dying by the hundred
throughout New York from a disease
which is believed to be cerebrO spinal
MENINGITIS. They are taken off rap
idly when once attacked, and there is
no hope for them. The epidemic is
thought not to have reached Jersey
City yet.
An epidemic of black diphtheria is
raging at LOckpOrt, Penn, a small
town of 200 Inhabitants, situated on
the Pennsylvania railroad. Nearly
half of the population are reported
down with the disease, and thirteen
deaths have occurred within the past
HVo uayS.
The New York Express on the Bal
timOre and Ohio road met with a mir
aculous escape Saturday while de-
scending a steep grade. The brakes
refused to work and the train becOm
ing unmanageable dashed down the
grade at the rate of rs miles an hour
plunging into the ravine 100 feet deep.
Brakeman Cooper was crushed to
death and a number of passengers
were injured, none fatally.
The destruction by the floods on the
Southern Pacific is much greater than
was at first supposed. For $50 miles
there are numberless washOuts. There
have been no trains from the east or
the west since Sept. 8. One thousand
men are at work, and it will require
three weeks to repair the damage esti-
mated at $4,000. The floods are the
greatest ever known in Arizona.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
WEST BURKE.

William Berry has moved into the
Pettigrew house.
F. E. Flint and F. d. johnson have
returned to Worcester, Mass.
Silas Beckwith has moved his barn
and is going to build on an addition of
20 feet.
Hattie DOllOff has been obliged to
give up her school on account of poor
health.
Orlando Leonard is building a har-
ness shop at the junction of Barton
and depot road.
Mrs. G.. S. Boswell has two nephews,
Marlin and Irving Farnham from NAL
den, Mass, boarding with her and
going to school.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15

Vermont maple sugar is not supposed
to bear much resemblance to dynamite,
and yet only g. short time ago the lug
gage of New England lady was seized
at Liverpool, and the owner put
through course of sharp questions,
because something that the custom
house officials took for dynamite was
found in one of her trunks. Only when
she brOkea piece off the lump and ate it
with evident relish could the officials
be persuaded that it was brick OF
maple sugar that she was taking to her
friends in England.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
NORTH DANVILLE.

Peter Clement recently bought a
calf of Mr.. Clark and one of Geo. Var
ney paying SI2 for one and $I8ifor the
other. They weighed in the same
notch. A good match.
Mrs. NJ. Atwood, Mrs. VIM. Russelow
and Mrs. Henry Roberts are delegates
to the w. G. T. U. State convention
held at Woodstock this week, and Mrs.
F. r. Palmer and Mrs. E. f. Hollister
are delegates from the Y's.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15

The deadly cigarette continues to
get in its work. This time it was Wal
ter Pierce of Gloversville, N. Y, boy
of IL, who smoked Is cigarettes after
breakfast the other day and then lay
down on a sofa. At dinner time he
was found perfectly unconscious, and
it took a doctor several hours to re-
store him. He will recover this time,
and VOWS that he will have nothing
more to do with cigarettes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
ST. JOHNSBURY EAST.
Surprise Party Extraordinary.

This little village had double sur
prise Saturday night. To the great re-
greet of her neighbors Mrs. Stark has
decided to give up her home here and
make Glover her residence. About 80
of the citizens called to express good
wishes and the hope that she and her
daughter might find the new home a
pleasant one and to assure them that
they would be long and pleasantly re-
membered here. After the family re-
covered their equanimity which was a
little shaken by such an invasion they
proceeded to turn the tables by dis
tributing cards announcing that the
marriage of Chester S. Phillips and
Miss Isora Gates had taken place at
Glover, August ID. Of course presents
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
LYNDONVILLE.
Death of Frank Randall.

Frank Randall died at Carpentaria,
California, last Sunday and his body is
expected here next Tuesday. Frank
brother Charles reached him few
days before his death. Frank went to
California about a year ago hoping
to regain his health but has failed con-
stantly ever since his arrival there.
He was young man of exemplary
habits, excellent character and was
universally liked and respected. He
leaves a wife and one child.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15

Gen. Hawley has returned from Eu-
rope. He saw Mr.. Blaine while abroad
and thinks the presidential nomination
lies between Mr.. Blaine and Senator
Sherman. When asked if he himself
would accept a nomination, he quoted
President LincOln's remark about new
er crossing a river before you come to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15

An effort is being made to start a
one cent daily newspaper in Rutland.
1t is proposed TO make it a small four
page morning paper to be called the
Rutland Critic. Frank M. Mclean, it
is said, will be the manager. One of
these days the newspaper undertaken
will have big job in Rutland burying
the cOrpses of defunct newspapers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
Valuable Papers Cheap.
Read What Follows.

We will send the Caledonian and Man.
chester Mirror and Farmer in Caledonia
or Essex Counties one year for s2.I5, and
to any post ONCE in the q. 8, for s2.5o !;
payment in advance. This applies to both
new and old subscribers. The Mirror is a
large eight-page paper and is invaluable
to Farmers, Horsemen. Poultry Raisers
and Grand Army Men. Order the Mirror
with the Caledonian and save money,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15

the engine, which delayed the train
some little time before they could
start. Boys were not very numerous
about the track at this time after con-
sidering the folly of meddling with the
cars, and we hope it will be good les
son to them in future.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15

animation of the visitors to the fair.
1t is possible for the best box of butter
to receive $45 in premiums. This
seems to be an eminently practical way
of educating the farmers in that vicini-
ty as to the best methods of making
butter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
On fiOwery beds of ease"


Travellers are not hankering after
flower gardens they want well bal
lasted road beds instead of posy beds,
and substantial bridges, steel rails and
safe transportation.
In this connection the question is
raised as to whether the money that is
being lavished on the upholstering and
trimmings of the cars in veneer, gilt
and artistic establishment might not
be more wisely invested in making
road beds and bridges more substan-
tial and consequently safer. John
Burroughs in his delightful account of
"An October Abroad" says it is char
acteristic of the English prudence and
plain dealing, that they put so little
on the cars and so much on the road
while the reverse process is equally
characteristic of American enterprise.
Mr.. Burroughs thinks he would rather
ride smoothly and safely in luggage
van, than be jerked and jolted to de-
struction in the velvet and veneering
of our palace cars. To maintain prince
ly cars and pretty surroundings and
beggarIy, clap-trap roads, he thinks, is
much like man wearing a ruffied and
jewelled shirt-front, while too poor to
afford q shirt itself. This recalls the
story of the bridge inspector, who, on
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
COmmendabIe Feature of Caledonia Fair
American CuLtipdtor

OtIeetOtSS0Is
A commendable and somewhat novel
feature of the Caledonian (Vt.) Agri-
cultural Fair, to be held in st. Johns
bury, Sept. 20-24, is that each exhibit
tors of butter will be required to fill
out printed blank as to the method
of manufacture, giving the number of
cows, the breed, and, in fact, a COM
plete account. To this will be added
the judges report of the same. All
exhibitors will receive the judges re-
port sent to their address, while the
best butter will have placed upon it not
only the makers name, but the meth
cd of production and the judges report.
The butter will be open to the full ex-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
Fhe CaledOnian and Good Housekeeping.

Good Housekeeping, published every
fortnight, 1.-THE best household magazine, -
with the Caledonian in Caledonia and Es-
sex Counties, $3.50 year; outside these
counties, $685..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
Agricultural Fairs.

Caledonia County-St. Johnsbury, Sept 20-23.
Orleans CONFEDERATION, Sept. 1923.
Orange COunty-Bradford, Sept. 1923.
LamOille County-Morrisville, Sept. 1929.
Eastern VT. Horse Decentralization, Oct. 12.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
Posy Beds VS.. Road Beds.

1t is said that one of the New En-
gland railroad companies have decided
to employ a professional gardener next
season, whose duty it will be to i'm
prove the grounds by grades, lawns,
flowers, etc., at their stations and
along the lines of their road. This is
all very pretty as a matter of senti-
ment, but in these days of frequent
railroad disasters it is too awfully sug
gestive of being
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
Presentation OF Account.

CyTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
St. Johnsburv, in said District, on the 18th day Of
September, A. ID. 1887.
David Cross. Executor of the last Will and
Testament of Eunice ID. Dickerman late of Man.
chester, N. H., deceased presents his administra-
ton account for examination and allowance and
make application for decree of distribution and
partition Of the estate of sal deceased.
WhereupOn it is ordered by said court that said
account and said application be referred to q
session thereof to be held at the Probate Office
in said st. Johnsbury, the LIST day of October
A D. 1897 for hearing aud decision thereon; and IL
further ordered that notice hereof be given to ali
persons interested, by publication Of the same
three weeks successfully in the Caledonian, a
newspaper published at st. Johnsbury, previous
to said time appointed for hearing, that they may
appear at said time and place, and show cause
II any they may have, why said account should not
be allowed and such decree made
By the Court Attest
1918 WALTER p SMITH Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
House for Sale.

On Boynton hill in st. Johnsbury. House new
and in thorough repair. Household goods will also
be sold. Possession given Immediately. Price
satisfactory TO purchaser. Apply TO
W. II. NELSON.
1916 ST. Johnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15

Post Chamberlin purposes using the
proceeds of the Thomas lecture tomor-
row evening for the purchase of new
carpet for their hall in anticipation of
the state department meeting to be
held here in January.
Commander Blodgett, Hon. HI. C.
Bates and Marshall Montgomery went
up to Lunenburg Tuesday evening
where the boys had rousing camp
fire. A banquet was served in the
town hall and a rare good time en-
jOyed.
The open meeting at Good Tenn
plar's hall Monday evening was not
largely attended because of bad wealth
er. Brief addresses were delivered by
Prof. Bracket and w. L. Pearl, Mr..
were other miscellaneous exercises of
a general character.
D. P. Celley, one of the grand rep
resentatives from Vermont to the SOW
ereign grand lodge 1. o. o. F. left st.
Johnsbury Saturday and Boston Mon
day for Denver where the sovereign
grand lodge meets Sept. 10. The 9TH
er representatives from this state are
Gen. w. w. Henry of Burlington, Ma
jOr H. l.. Stillson of Bennington. They
propose to stop over in st. Louis on
their return to attend the National En-
campment of the G. A. r.
The Connecticut Valley association
of Odd Fellows elected these officers
at the Weirs picnic: President, Scion
G. Smith, Post Mills vice presidents,
G. H. Smalley, Lyndonville, H. B. Da-
Wis, st. JOhnsbury secretary, II. E..
Parker, Bradford executive commit
tee E. G. Parker, Wells River o. H.
Henderson, st. Johnsbury; P. D..
Hoye, Lyndonville; Quincy A. Scott,
Woodsville; j. G.. Harvey, White
River Junction. Among the directors
chosen were David Morrison of Gale
donia lodge, Allen Wilkinson of Union
lodge, Mrs. G.. H. Smalley of Juniper
Branch Rebekah and Mrs. M. II. Fen
no of Olive Branch Rebekah.
The wOman's relief corps held the
first of their series of good times at
the G.. A. r. hall Saturday evening and
a jolly time it was. The men showed
aptitude with the needle
and hemmed a great array of aprons.
The first prize for good sewing, a Thin
BILE drinking cup, was given George r.
Crosby the second prize, for the poor
est sewing, a dumb watch, was given
w. L. Graves. First prize for hand
soonest apron, a basket of candy, Mrs.
John Thompson second prize for
homeliest apron, glass umbrella, Mrs.
Bonett. The Ladies' glee club fur
nished some excellent chorus singing
and Mrs. P. F. Hazen, and E. A. Silsby
sang a number of fine solos.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15

Commander Blodgett, Hon. H. c..
Bates and Marshall Montgomery went
up to Lunenburg Tuesday evening
where the boys had rousing camp
fire. A banquet was served in the
town hall and rare good time en-
iOyed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15
LOCAL AND TOWN NEWS.
THE FRATERNTTIES.

Post Chamberlin purposes using the
proceeds of the Thomas lecture tomor-
row evening for the purchase of new
carpet for their hall in anticipation of
the state department meeting to be
held here in January.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-15

In addition to above Magnificent List of
Trips In September and October through New
England, Canada, the Middle States, and South.
W. RAYMOND. La WHITCOMB.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-19
ANarrOyv Escape.

Lewis & Co.'s livery stable on
Spring street had narrow escape
from total destruction about $50
O'Clock yesterday morning. The hay.
stack back OF the barn was discovered
to be on fire. Officer Benedict was
the first to see the blaze and gave the
alarm. Engine No.. 3 was imme-
diately on the spot. and had the fire
ext'nguished before any damage was
done to the buildings. 1t was thought
that the fire was set by some tramp,
as one OF the employees saw one sleep
ing there about / 20 o'clock. Many
of the horses were taken out. After
he engine had gone the fire got
under headway again but was extin-
guished with few buckets of water.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-19
.Jan,,s .,Nei,i.

James O'Neill in Monte Cristo will
make his first appearance tonight at
the Grand Opera House before Los
Angeles audience. Mr.. O'Neill is
cons dered throughout the country as
one of the best actors in Ameri-
ca. He is strong San Francisco ia
vorite, having been the leading man
at the Baldwin Theater Stock Com
pany for years aud also at Hooley's.
McVicker's Theaters, Chica 20. aud
Union square 1heater, New York
Mr.. O'Nei! il the only actor who has
made u success in Monte CiTsto, hav-
ing played it now for over four years,
and his business this season is larger
than all former seasons. Hew has
concluded not to look for any new
production for some years to come.
An exchange says: "Mr. O'Neil Kept
his hearers wr4pt in attenti N as the
,outspoken sailor boy, afterward the
miserable prisoner of eighteen years,
and then as the cool and determined
possessor OF the treasure of Monte
Cristo-with vengeance his only aim.
rhe naturalness of his calm demean-
or, or the outbursts OF his passion
caught the audience and swayed ii
from admiration to awe. His inter
pretation of the character is truly
grand.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-19
PedestrAam Contest.

The following is the full list of en-
tries for the pedestrian contest at
Washington Gardens on Christmas
day:
Silver cup, presented by F. J. Phil
lips, Esq, 100 yards-Amateur: R.
X. Briggs, Durham, England; j.
Gray, Buffalo, N. r.; A. Fox, Los
Angeles; e. q. Cawston, Maidstone,
England; G. D. Oldershaw, Rosa
mond; q. F. Cav thorne, Los An-
geles b. J. Perry, Stafford, England !;
O. Fox, Madeira; J. Il. Stone, Nor
walk; G.. Edwards, Cincinnati, o.;
w. J. Fray, Los Angeles; j. 9.
Breckenridge, Los Angeles; P. Hoyt,
London, England; w. J. King, X. j.
Donahue, b Benjamin, Los Angeles.
Pro essional handicap, 100 yards,
$1U0 in prizes ID. Bowman, Dundee,
scotland; G. Fl. Walls, G.. olpherts,
Los Angeles; G. McFetridge, Chicago |;
K. f. Wilkinson, Los Angeles; T. Q.
MJffatt, New York; w. L. Godfrey,
z. McKernan, Los Angeles; G. Daw,
San Francisco; f. Wylie, London,
England; j. Brown, Liverpo d, Eng
land; Q. z. Ephraim, Los Angeles
J. Beyap, San Francisco; J. Thomp-
son, Philadelphia; James Wilson,
Pasadena; ia ues Alfred, San Diego
B. +. ButtertielJ, Los Angeles.
The handicacs will be announced
in few days. J. Thompson is doing
some wonderfully fast sprinting at the
racetrack. He is a & and specimen
of human ty. and bounds over the
ground like rubber ball.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-19
The social side.

MIR. and Mrs. d. @. Bell gave a very
pleasant reception last evening at their
residence oA Park avenue. The re-.
ception was given in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. III. w. Mills OF California, who
are at present the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bell. 1t was not especially elab
crate affair, on the contrary more of
the quiet, informal sort, which is ever
equally del ght to both the host and
hostess and the guests. The latter
were for the most part the old settlers
and pionnee,s of the city. In fact, it
was the special aim of the reception
that this we'll known part of the COM
munity should be strongly in the ma
jority,
Last evening, we'll attended re-
ceptiun was given at the residence Of
DR.. l.. G. Mitchell, No. 2l3 Second
avenue south.
The above is. from the s. Paul
Pioneer Press Of the 9th ultimo.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-19
SUFFOCArED.
An Unknown Man Dies at New
port Hay.


port nay.
Coroner J. M. Meredith held an in.
quest on Saturday morning on the
body Of an unknown man aged about
60 years, who was found dead at Santa
Ana on December 18th.
Frederick Richards testified. re-
side in Newport, and am laborer by
occupation. Last Friday afternoon l
was informed by some men who had
been hunting along the bay, that they
had found q man lying on the shore
in the mud, and l and several others
went up to the place, but having to
wait for the tide to take us to the
bodv. it was 10 O'Clock the same even
ing before We got it out. The body
was lying on its left side, face slightly
downwards. In the right hand the
dec ased had his hat, and it was
partly buried. The left arm and hand
Eere under his head and sticking ip
the mud. We discovered the
rbody on the east side OF
the bay, and about two miles
from the wharf l saw tracks on tho
mud fat. They led to the body and
were tue tracks of only one person. |
a.n Of the opinion that the tracks were
those Of the deceased. never saw